Yes, people are innocent until proven guilty. But McGee's job is a special one that should involve high standards: It involves the public trust. Imagine if the Jude cops had kept their law enforcement powers after being charged. After all, they were innocent until proven guilty, so why not? Removing the Jude cops before they were convicted wasn't controversial at all. It was universally recognized that being a cop is a special and powerful position that involves the public trust, so you couldn't keep someone in that position with such serious allegations around them.If a county treasurer was in jail for stealing from the county coffers, would they retain their power over the county coffers? Innocent until proven guilty! It's like former DA Joe Paulus continuing to prosecute cases while under indictment for taking bribes in the prosecution of cases. Would ANYONE have supported that? Of course not. I can't believe this is even a matter of debate.This is similar. Being an alderman is a position of public trust.